English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 19, 2020
Liverpool WWDDW 7
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Crystal Palace LLWDD 0
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Selhurst Park

Match Report

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Firmino, Salah braces lift Liverpool to emphatic win over Crystal Palace

Liverpool raced six points clear at the top of the Premier League table with an emphatic 7-0 win against Crystal Palace in Selhurst Park.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
7
4
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
0
64.7
Possession
35.3
14
SHOTS
5
8
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
649
Accurate Passes
300
743
Passes
397
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.3
67
Long Balls
63
34
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
0
13
Effective Tackles
7
19
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
19
Interceptions
9
13
Effective Clearances
8
13
Clearances
8

Head to Head

LIV leads series 5-0

Lineups

CRY · 4-4-2

  1. 31Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  3. 8Cheikhou KouyatéCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 17Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 18James McArthurCM-L
  7. 4Luka MilivojevicCM-R
  8. 25Eberechi EzeLM
  9. 15Jeff SchluppRM
  10. 9Jordan AyewCF-L
  11. 11Wilfried ZahaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5James TomkinsSUB
  2. 27Tyrick MitchellSUB
  3. 6Scott DannSUB
  4. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  5. 10Andros TownsendSUB
  6. 44Jairo RiedewaldSUB
  7. 2Joel WardSUB
  8. 1Jack ButlandSUB
  9. 22James McCarthySUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 3FabinhoCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 8Naby KeitaRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 18Takumi MinaminoLF
  11. 10Sadio ManéRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  2. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  3. 13Adrián SUB
  4. 47Nathaniel PhillipsSUB
  5. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  6. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  7. 76Neco WilliamsSUB
  8. 46Rhys WilliamsSUB
  9. 11Mohamed SalahSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Liverpool 1. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
  2. 35' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Liverpool 2. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  3. 44' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Liverpool 3. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson following a fast break.
  4. 45'+1' Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Liverpool 4. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  6. 57' Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Sadio Mané.
  7. 63' Substitution, Crystal Palace. James Tomkins replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
  8. 68' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Liverpool 5. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.
  9. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  10. 69' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michy Batshuayi replaces Eberechi Eze.
  11. 75' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jairo Riedewald replaces James McArthur.
  12. 75' Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Roberto Firmino.
  13. 81' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Liverpool 6. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joel Matip following a corner.
  14. 84' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Liverpool 7. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

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